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Liberal, writer, President of Charitable Foundation supporting the spoken word in the arts ( @radiodramanetwork.bsky.social ). Mom of a drummer (@willbrowndrummer on IG, @froggband.bsky.social), Farmer, Chickens, Rescue Dogs, Fight for democracy! No DMs!

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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 6h
www.rawstory.com/eric-schmitt...
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'Sloppy' GOP Sen. Schmitt pilloried by home state paper over 'cringey' public humiliation
The editorial board of Missouri's largest newspaper joined the pile-on after Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) embarrassed himself during his interrogation of former special counsel Jack Smith on national TV.S...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is just crazy.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: Donald Trump preyed on party loyalty and fear. One of the reasons he [failed] is bc Republicans stood up. I personally find it hard to understand how our investigation could be viewed as partisan when our strongest witnesses were Republicans. [Names Rusty Bowers and Mike Pence.]
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The arguments you've heard against California's billionaire tax are utter BS. Here to debunk them — and explain why you should vote YES on Prop 40 — is renowned economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
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GroovyShelly @groovyshelly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
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‘South Park’ Alum Behind Viral Political Websites Targets Men Named in Cornell Chi Phi Lawsuit
Toby Morton says photos, employer info and billboards are coming for the seven defendants, and for Cornell administrators he says "failed miserably."
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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sen Kennedy, showing his insane stupidity, ended his questioning of Jack Smith by stating "you make me want to throw up in my mouth." Not unexpected rhetoric but it sure showcases the clown car of republican thought. Let's just keep spotlighting that Trump is a criminal. R desperation is palpable.
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Love @celiebug.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Let's blow this up for Jack Smith
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Mimi Jones @1234mimijones.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
LIVE at 9a! TheMoreYaKnow TheLessBS You’llSwallow! #DV1 #BlueCrew youtube.com/live/zNc5VMP...
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LIVE: Former special counsel Jack Smith appears before Senate Judiciary Committee
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Special Counsel Jack Smith is about to testify publicly before the Senate Judiciary Committee. As a young lawyer, I became well aware of Mr. Smith’s professional accomplishments and legal acumen before he was appointed Special Counsel. The man is a true patriot.
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Dick Taylor @dicktaylor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution from the President or others,” he wrote, referencing “the vilification of the career prosecutors, FBI agents, and support staff who served on my team.” thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Jack Smith stresses strength of Trump cases, says he will not be ‘silenced’ by threats
Former special counsel Jack Smith stressed in prepared remarks that it was the evidence tied to President Trump’s own actions that prompted him to bring charges against Trump. The opening statement…
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith's opening statement before SJC: “I stand by my decisions as Special Counsel, including my decision to bring charges against Trump. .. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt .. I will not be silenced by the continued threats of prosecution" thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Jack Smith stresses strength of Trump cases, says he will not be ‘silenced’ by threats
Former special counsel Jack Smith stressed in prepared remarks that it was the evidence tied to President Trump’s own actions that prompted him to bring charges against Trump. The opening statement…
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jamie Raskin calls out the shitty ads as a crime (this was cited by CNN and other stories). This is the kind of Xitter post that I beg of @raskin.house.gov or other MoCs to cross-post over here -- not least bc more people over here are likely to magnify it.
Rep. Jamie Raskin

@RepRaskin
This may be felony criminal theft and conversion of government property for political campaign purposes. 18 U.S.C. § 1641. It is a Hatch Act violation for any government employees who worked on it or used government resources to make it. It is blatantly unethical under numerous federal ethics provisions proscribing the use of government resources for political campaigns.
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The White House is currently airing this video as an ad during commercial breaks on Fox News. 

It looks and sounds like a political spot and includes a disclaimer stating that it is paid for by the U.S. government.

The soundtrack: as images of Trump flash across the screen,

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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy Jack Smith day! Opening statement is minutes away.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A new trailer for Alex Gibney's documentary about Elon Musk was just released. gizmodo.com/elon-musk-do...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"A woman leaving the facility 'dropped to her knees. She did the sign of the cross in extreme relief. As if coming out of a nightmare,' he said... “May we never become so accustomed to suffering that we stop seeing the humanity of those experiencing it.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Amid whistleblower claims, advocates ask lawmakers to visit ICE office in Miramar
Community leaders demand Florida lawmakers investigate Miramar ICE facility amid whistleblower allegations of severe overcrowding and filthy facilities
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I predict the rise of a bespoke experience in customer service, where a person answers the phone and transfers you to another person. Imagine that. Backlash is real and trying to force this shit on us is not helping their cause. Let the bubble break!
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/09/2026
AI kills children. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Yes, this sounds bad. On the other hand, the White House is still standing up for our right to spread life-threatening lies about public health. 
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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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Nor’easter Live Updates: Heavy Rain and Wind Batter Northeast, Bringing Coastal Flooding
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 26/09/2026
From @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social "Meta, Youtube, Tiktok and X all refused to run ads for the “Musk” trailer. After public pressure, they are saying they will restore."
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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NPR @npr.org · 26/09/2026
Thousands of people are without power across the East Coast as a nor'easter rips through the area. Forecasters expect significant winds and rain throughout the weekend.
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Powerful nor'easter brings winds, floods to East Coast
Thousands of people are without power across the East Coast as a nor'easter rips through the area. Forecasters expect significant winds and rain throughout the weekend.
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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is getting out no matter what Musk does. I can't wait to see it. Better to stream it bc its looonnnnggg...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
On September 9 or 10, someone staged this protest at the Dallas Fort Worth airport ahead of the GOP midterm convention. Does anyone know which organization was behind it? We would love to speak with them. Please share widely!
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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Our own Lil urban myth... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/n...
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2 Men Were Searching for Gold in New York City’s Sewers, Police Say (Gift Article)
The men, who were charged with trespassing on Friday, were part of a group that slinked out of a manhole near where world leaders were staying for the U.N. General Assembly, the authorities said.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I can't wait to hear Matty Taibbi wail about censorship.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
With the Education Department, OpenAI’s agents tried to hack the website to gather data from the civil rights office but failed. They also pulled data from the Census Bureau, using login credentials found online. Separately, agents shared public data from the S.E.C. website on an online forum.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026
🚨NEW: The Supreme Court blames Denny Hoskins for causing Missouri’s redistricting mess: he knew the risks and plowed ahead anyway. Now he’s been held in contempt, sued by voters — and the GOP map is blocked for November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Supreme Court smacks down Denny Hoskins for creating Missouri’s redistricting mess
The finding is an especially rough ending to a redistricting saga in which Hoskins repeatedly tried to preserve Missouri Republicans’ 2025 congressional gerrymander — only to be rebuked by the state…
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 26/09/2026
“Trump informed congressional leaders Friday that he has unilaterally canceled almost $1 billion in federal funding without Congress’ consent — employing a budget maneuver many lawmakers consider illegal.”
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Trump declares $1B canceled in ‘pocket rescission’ affront to Congress’ funding power
Many lawmakers, including some top Republicans, say the tactic is illegal.
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 26/09/2026
“An artificial intelligence system from OpenAI attempted to use another A.I. model to evade a robot detection test as it tried over and over to break into a company’s computers, according to a report released on Friday by a Bay Area start-up.”
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How OpenAI’s Rogue A.I. Agents Tried to Trick a Robot Detector (Gift Article)
A new report by a Bay Area start-up called Parse adds details to an incident that has shocked the A.I. world and led to calls for closer government regulation.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We got real serious problems with these morons dismantling our economy. Even discussing a remote possibility of handing out $5,000 checks is insane, never mind spending many billions so Hegseth can have more missiles to shoot at people to feel like a real boy.
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 25/09/2026
Right??
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 25/09/2026
This is mind blowing
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 25/09/2026
“‘Now it will be easy,’ [Joseph Goebbels] wrote…‘to carry on the fight, for we can call on all the resources of the State. Radio and press are at our disposal. We shall stage a masterpiece of propaganda. And this time, naturally, there is no lack of money.’” - Rise & Fall of the Third Reich, 31
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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Watch out for Muse, folks. Meta has Ai running its entire customer service dept and even if you pay them, you cant get a human. Those Ai agents are all alone and banning accounts left and right. Good luck getting control again while hackers run wild in your account. I know. This happened to me.
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Radio Drama Network @radiodramanetwork.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New Episode Tomorrow!! 9/24 | Season 2 | Ep 4 "Time and Again" | If You Please...Himan Brown's Radio Mystery Theater© Subscribe! YouTube! / www.youtube.com/@radiodraman... Wherever you find your podcasts! #HimanBrown #RadioDramaNetwork #podcasts #ifyouplease #OTR #CBSRMT #CUNYTV
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Hitler fan at DOJ is ghosting Ted Boutros. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE HEARING
Early this morning the Court issued a Temporary Restraining Order directing “that
Defendants (except for President Trump) and their agents, representatives, and all persons or
entities acting in concert with them shall immediately return, reinstate, and restore the White
House ‘hard pass’ press credentials held by employees of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO that
were revoked on or about September 18, 2026.” Dkt. 24 (the “Order”). This morning journalists
from each of CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO attempted to enter the White House and were
turned away, and Secret Service agents confiscated the hard pass of journalists whose hard passes
had not previously been confiscated. And when Plaintiff Betsy Klein, whose hard pass was
confiscated on Saturday, September 19, requested to have her hard pass returned, her request
was denied and she was refused access to the White House complex. And time is of the essence
—CNN is scheduled to be the television pool this evening for President Xi Jinping’s visit to the
White House.
Counsel for Plaintiffs reached out to counsel for Defendants this morning and requested to
call the Court together. Counsel for Defendants has not responded.
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Beth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
abcnews.com/amp/GMA/Food...
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[The Great War & Modern Memory] @ps9714.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨 An #OpenAI agent hacked into an #Australian national #healthcare #database in the first known case of AI hacking a #government network, the country’s prime minister said. cnn.it/4AmB9f8
An OpenAI agent hacked into an Australian national healthcare database in the first known case of AI hacking a government network, the country’s prime minister said. https://cnn.it/4AmB9f8
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/09/2026
Yeah, what psychopath would want his name on a building associated with an assassinated President
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Of course this happened. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
nytimes.com
Hackers Say They Stole Thousands of Sensitive F.B.I. Personnel Records (Gift Article)
The compromise, if confirmed, would be the latest in a string of cybersecurity failures at the F.B.I., which said it was investigating the matter.
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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Adding Trump's name to Ford's Theater?? Absolutely not! Fuck him. Well, WH aides are sniffing around with that in mind. Maybe they should add his name to the concentration camps.
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Melina @melinab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Covid vaccines stop death. They were never marketed for anything else. 1 million people died before the vaccine came out. Then the death stopped. But you could still get covid. What kind of idiots are these people? Ai is a different thing. People dont listen. They want a cure. there is no cure.
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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The book tour Rachel announced tonight includes some familiar stops, but also has dates in Boise and Salt Lake City. Find the full list with links at MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate
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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
EEEEEWWWWW
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Austin City Council member Mike Siegel says ICE side swiped a car and then shot at it five times. They also shot Marimar Martinez five times. They shot Alex Pretti ten times. They shot Renee Nicole Good three times. ICE agents are out of control. www.cbsnews.com/news/austin-...
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ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Austin, Texas, sparking demands for full investigation
Officials said the man was shot at least once in the torso and was in serious but stable condition.
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 21/09/2026
“A spate of new surveys from GOP-affiliated pollsters show Democrats well positioned across key Senate races.” #BlueWave 🌊
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Even Republican pollsters see a blue wave
A spate of new surveys from GOP-affiliated pollsters show Democrats well positioned across key Senate races.
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